Home » Training » Managing Global Governance » GGS 5th Course 2009 MGG 2009/1 Teilnehmende des 5. Kurses (Januar – Juni 2009) Ancira García, Andrea Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C. Mexico Bagavathinathan, Karan Singh Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations India Bueno, Marco Antonio Ferreira Ministry of Environment Brasil Coggin, Graham Thomas South African Institute of International Affairs South Africa Domingues, Alexandre…
Home » Training » Managing Global Governance » GGS 3rd Course 2008 MGG 2008/1 Teilnehmende des 3. Kurses (Januar – Juni 2008) Almeida, Ana Ministry of Environment Brasil Bhat, Ganapati Ministry of Finance India Brugger, Samuel National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico Bruno, Giuliana Instituto Ethos Brasil Dlamini, Nsizwa Department of Public Service and Administration South Africa ElGammal, Mai Information and Decision Support Center Egypt Espinosa, Claudia El…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Every day is Copenhagen Every day is Copenhagen Press Release of 4 December 2009 A breakthrough in international climate policy is still possible, argue Claus Leggewie, Director of the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI) and Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) at euozine.com . Hopes for an internationally binding climate agreement were rudely dampened at…
Home » Press » Press Releases » WBGU publishes Special Climate Report German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) publishes Special Climate Report Press Release of 1 September 2009 The German Advisory Council on Global Change ( Wissenschaftliche Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen - WBGU) has developed an innovative approach to solving the problem of climate change. A key component is an agreement between the community of states regarding a cap for…
Home » Press » Press Releases » 45th Postgraduate Training Course 45th Postgraduate Training Course will start on 1 September Press Release of 31 August 2009 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) trains German young professionals in its Postgraduate Training Programme for Development Cooperation. Alumni of the Training Programme are, among others, Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Appeal to G8 Appeal to G8: We need an “International Panel on Systemic Risks in the Global Economy” Press Release, 8 July 2009 Today, an international team of researchers under the leadership of Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), published an appeal to the world leaders participating in the G8 summit in L'Aquila in the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau : we…
Home » Press » Press Releases » UN-Krisenkonferenz wegen Streits auf Ende Juni verschoben UN-Krisenkonferenz wegen Streits auf Ende Juni verschoben Pressemitteilung vom 26.05.2009 Am 26. Mai 2009 beschlossen die UN-Mitgliedstaaten ohne Gegenstimmen, die bislang für Anfang Juni vorgesehene UN-Konferenz zu den Folgen der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise für die Entwicklungsländer " Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development " (siehe…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Griefs for Jörg Meyer-Stamer In Memoriam: the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) griefs for Jörg Meyer-Stamer On the eve of 1 May 2009 Jörg Meyer-Stamer, having reached the age of only 50, unexpectedly died of a grave illness. Jörg Meyer-Stamer worked at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) from 1988 to 1998. The institute’s staff members mourn the…
Home » Press » Press Releases » A Memorandum for the G20-Summit A Memorandum for the G20-Summit Press Release of 31 March 2009 Scholars from Europe and Emerging Powers on Reform Needs of Global Economy Under the leadership of Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut fuer Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), authors from Europe, the USA and emerging economies came together to explore common ground on reform needs of the global economy. On the…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz in Berlin Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz in Berlin Press Release of 9 March 2009 As a consequence of the world financial crisis, the President of the UN General Assembly established the UN-Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System in the fall of 2008. The Commission is chaired by Joseph Stiglitz, the 2001-winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. In the…
Home » Press » Press Releases » New Chairs at WBGU New Chairs at WBGU – Climate protection and development policy will be further linked The members of the German Advisory Council on Global Change ( Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen WBGU ) elected Hans Joachim Schellnhuber as the new Chair and Dirk Messner as new Vice Chair on 27 February 2009. Schellnhuber is director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and…
Home » Press » Press Releases » DIE-Postgraduates start 3-month research trip DIE-Postgraduates start 3-month research trip Press Release of 16 February 2009 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) trains German young professionals in its Postgraduate Training Programme for Development Cooperation . Alumnis of the Training Programme are, among others, Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations…
Home » Press » Press Releases » South-South cooperation: new opportunities for development policy? South-South cooperation: new opportunities for development policy? – Book presentation ‘Development Cooperation and Emerging Powers’ in New York Press Release of 28 June 2012 On 5 July 2012, the new publication ‘ Development Cooperation and Emerging Powers: new partners or old patterns? ’ by Sachin Chaturvedi, Elizabeth Sidiropoulus, and Thomas Fues will be presented at the…
Home » Press » Press Releases » European Consultation of “Human Development Report” European Consultation of “Human Development Report” at German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Press Release of 23 November 2011 On 24 November 2011, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) will host the European Consultation about the 2012 and 2013 Human Development Reports . The international workshop is…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Postgraduates started 11-week field research Postgraduates of German Development Institute started 11-week field research in Africa Press Release of 17 February 2010 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has trained young German professionals in the Institute’s Postgraduate Training Programme to pursue career opportunities with development organisations in Germany and abroad. Alumni…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Recommendations for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue Recommendations for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue – Climate Policy Post-Copenhagen: Action at three levels offers prospect of success Press Release of 29 April 2010 The German Advisory Council on Global Change ( Wissenschaftliche Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen - WBGU) today submitted the Policy Paper " Climate Policy Post-Copenhagen: A Three-Level Strategy for…
Home » Press » Press Releases » DIE and GIZ organise regional formats as part of the programme Managing Global Governance German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and GIZ organise regional formats as part of the programme Managing Global Governance Press Release of 29 September 2011 Since the year 2007 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Chief Economist of World Bank Chief Economist of World Bank visits German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Press Release of 26 October 2010 Today, the World Bank’s Chief Economist, Justin Yifu Lin, will give a guest lecture on " Growth Identification and Facilitation: The Role of the State in the Dynamics of Structural Change “ at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…
Home » Press » Press Releases » ”World in Transition: A Social Contract for a Great Transformation” Presentation of WBGU-flagship report ”World in Transition: A Social Contract for a Great Transformation” Low-Carbon Economy and Sustainable Development Press Release of 7 April 2011 The German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) will present its latest flagship report, “ World in Transition: A Social Contract for a Great Transformation ”, to Annette Schavan, Federal…